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NFL: Ndamukong Suh punishment won't come until next week

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (90) talks with head coach Jim Schwartz during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Suh was ejected from the game after he stepped on an opposing offensive lineman. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

For the first season-and-a-half of his young career, Ndamukong Suh could almost brush off talk about his penalties and fines, saying he would keep doing what was needed to help his Detroit Lions.

On Thursday, Suh was publicly apologizing to his teammates after he was ejected from a loss to Green Bay.

It could be several days before Suh finds out the true cost of his third-quarter stomp in Detroit’s 27-15 loss to the Packers on Thanksgiving. An NFL spokesman said Friday that plays from Week 12 looked at for potential discipline won’t be reviewed until all games are completed.

Suh said he was trying to keep his balance while freeing himself from the brief scuffle. He apologized to teammates, coaches and fans for “allowing the refs to have an opportunity to take me out of this game,” but he insisted he didn’t intentionally step on anyone.

“People are going to have their own opinions — that’s fine,” he said. “The only (people) that I really care about are my teammates, my true fans and my coaches and their opinions, and that’s where it lies.”

Packers: Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Erik Walden has been arrested Friday on suspicion of felony domestic violence/substantial battery and will remain in the Brown County Jail until at least Monday.